Test 2 “MUSIC”
Ex 1. Put
each of the following words and phrases in its correct place in the passage
below.
musicians bow
string conductor
instruments
score
keys bows
baton audience
concert hall
While
the (1)______was filling up and the (2) ______were taking their sits, the
(3)_____were tuning their (4)____. The famous (5)______entered. He gave the
audience a low (6)________, picked up his (7)_______,looked briefly at the
(8)________which lay open in front of him, and raised his hands. The pianist
placed her fingers ready over the (9)_____of her piano. The (10)______section
of the orchestra (violinists, cellists, etc) brought their (11)_____up,ready to
play. The concert was about to begin,
Ex 2. Put
each of the following words and phrases in its correct place in the passage
below.
group
vocalist live
stage number one
fans
concert
lyrics top ten
recoding studio
After
“The Beatles”, the “Rolling Stones” have probably been the most
successful(1)_____ in Britain. Most of their records have gone into the
(2)______and they have had many at (3)______. But their records have usually
been made in a (4)________and I always wanted to hear them (5)_____at a
(6)_______. I wanted to see them perform on (7)_____in front of thousands of
excited (8)______. And I did, at Earls court in 1990. It was great. And Mick
Jagger, the (9)____, sang all the old favourites. I couldn’t hear the
(10)_____very well because of the noise, but somehow it didn’t matter.
Ex 3. Match
the proper words and their definitions.
- an
orchestra
- a band
- percussion instruments
- wind instrument
- a concert
- a rehearsal
- a musician
- a
composer
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- a practice for performance
- a person who writes music
- a person who plays music
- a
large group of musicians, who often play classical music
- a
smaller group of musicians, who play populars music
- instruments,
played by being hit (drums)
- instruments,
played by being blown (trumpet)
- musical
performance before an audience
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Ex
4. Read the text and answer the questions.
Wolfgang Mozart
(1756 – 1791)
Wolfgang Mozart was a
well-known Austrian composer. He was a genius.
Mozart was born in Austria in
1756. His father was a musician. When he was a child he began to show his
wonderful talent for music. He tried to play the clavier, when he was three
years old. He took a great interest in his sister’s music lesson. He heard
music and tried to play it himself by ear. His father decided to teach him to
play. When he was four years old he started composing his own tunes. He played
them on the clavier well too. When he was six years old his father decided to
take him and his sister to the big cities in Europe.
Two children gave concerts
there. The audience was delighted when the small boy was playing. Mozart
visited many countries with his father, playing clavier. When he was fourteen
he was invited to Italy. He could not imaging his life without music. He
composed many sonatas and symphonies in Italy. He composed tunes all the time.
At the age of twenty six he
moved from his native town Salzburg to Vienna. He worked a lot. But only
Italian composers were popular at theatres of Vienna at that time,
Wolfgang Mozart died in 1791. Many people know and like his music
and he is popular and famous today.
Questions
- When
was Mozart born?
- What
was Mozart?
- When
did Mozart begin to compose music?
- When
did Mozart begin to play the instrument?
- Who
decided to teach Mozart?
- What
was Mozart’s father?
- Was
the audience delighted when the small boy was playing?
- What
countries did Mozart visit?
- What
did Mozart compose?
- Is
Mozart a famous compose?
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